The Indonesian Department of Immigration has deployed over 100 additional staff to Bali’s I Gusti Ngurah Rai International Airport ahead of the G20 Summit next month. While the national airport agency and central government have built a new VVIP Terminal building for the events in Bali, the additional staff will operate between commercial arrivals and …
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As officials in Bali prepare to welcome heads of state and government from the world’s twenty biggest economies, the question has arisen about where VIP aircraft will be parked for the duration of the event. With some leaders bringing not one but three aircraft to Bali for their security teams and delegations, Bali airport will …
The Bali Provincial Government has confirmed that it will set up over 1,800 free WiFi spots across the island during the G20 Summit. Many schools and businesses have been advised to work from home during the week of the G20 Summit that will be held in Nusa Dua on the 15th and 16th of November. …
Leaders in Bali have shared their optimism that the G20 Summit will have a positive impact on tourism. While mass tourism has officially returned to the island, arrivals numbers remain lower than before the pandemic, and not all tourism activity is evenly distributed. Leaders have told reporters that they are hopeful that the lasting legacy …
Communities and traditional leaders in Bali are raising concerns about the impact of mass tourism development on the environment. In areas like Canggu and the villages surrounding Ubud, building development for rental homes, guesthouses, and hotels for tourists and longer-term international residents have often been built on productive farmland. Anthropologists, conservationists, and traditional Balinese leaders …
Officials in Bali have celebrated the 2022 National Transportation Day by welcoming a fleet of electric buses. The buses will be used by delegations of the G20 Summit that will be held on 15th and 16th November. The buses have been made in Indonesia, and the island’s officials proudly unveiled the vehicles to the media. …
Security forces in Bali have been informed that they must increase boots on the ground by 20%. Before the G20 Summit in November, security forces are already deploying teams to conduct patrols, rehearsal events, and surveillance. There are plans to increase security personnel to over 8,000 in the coming weeks as the island prepares to …
With just 10-weeks to go until Bali hosts the G20 Summit in Nusa Dua, security efforts are being ramped up across the island and at key border check points. The most common point of entry to Bali is I Gusti Ngurah Rai International. It Is here where heads of state and their delegations will arrive …
Bali Governor Wayan Koster has announced that Bali will be an ‘Emission Free Province’ by 2060. Koster and central government ministers launched two new programs this week focusing on the transition towards green energy. There has been much speculation over the legitimacy of Indonesia’s green ambitions. Yet Governor Koster’s statements on Thursday clearly demonstrate his …
The development of improved infrastructure around Sanur Beach is reported to have been slower than initially planned. While the deadline has not been overrun, with less than one month to go before the project must be completed, project management teams have confessed that the project is only 65% finished. The project deadline is the 22nd …
The Chief of Bali Police, Inspector General of Police Putu Jayan Danu Putra, has led the deployment of 2,514 police personnel in a series of security rehearsals ahead of the G20 Summit that will be held in Bali in November. Speaking to the media, Inspector Putra explained ‘In Bali, 25 security events related to the …
Bali Police have launched a series of new patrols in tourism hotspots at peak times. Hundreds of personnel from Badung Police, along with soldiers from the Indonesia Army, the Civil Service, and local village governments (Banjar) held a massive patrol of Kuta on Saturday 20th August. The huge patrol efforts come as part of the …